Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-03
TELEGRAPH LINES.
THE TROUBLE BETWEEN MR. wIsEs
COMPANY AND TIE ALLEGaAHY Road.
a Statement Of the Facts Upon which
Judge Wellfcrd Issued His Order
Of Injunction.

Judge Beverley r. Wexford, Jr., ol
the City Circuit Court, on Thursday, as
stated in the Dispatch OF yesterday,
upon the petition of Messrs. Law
renee Myers aud Decatur Axtell, re-
ceivers OF the Richmond and Ale
ghany Railroad Company, in the
cause OF Terrell and Bocock, trustees, Us.
The Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company, and Alexander and Ellyson.
trustees, as. Same, entered an order
enloining New York and Southern
Telegraph Company from in any manner
removing or obstructing any Of the wires,
poles, cross-arms, insulators, instruments,
or other properties connected with or in
any wise appertaining to the telegraph
line along the right Of way and road OF
the Richmond and Allegheny railroad
until the further order of The Court.
The order, however, was not intended
to prevent the first-named company
from making any repairs necessary for
the maintenance Of the said linesor from
conducting its telegraph business over
the said lines in accordance with the con-
tract between the receivers OF the Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad Company
and the late Southern Telegraph Com
pany.
MP. RATES TALKS.
Mr.. Joseph w. Hates, superintendent
OF the New York and Southern Tele-
graph Company, was seen in his Office
yesterday by Dispatch reporter and
asked for further particulars concerning
the proceeding. He replied that he had
no knowledge of the fact that such a
course WAS to be taken until the
notice of the restraining order was served
on him Thursday. Captain John S.
Wise, president of the telegraph COM
pany, Mr.. Hates said, had been in
correspondence with Mr.. Axtell with
reference to the matter. Captain
Wise was ont of the city at the
time, but is expected back to-day. Mr..
Hates said the trouble, rs he understood
it, was that their company has four wires
on the railroad company's poles, over
which the telegraph company do n
through business to Lynchburg. Lex
ington, and Clifton Forge, and
this action is taken to prevent the
removal of said wires. which were
put up by the old Southern COM
pany, whose liabilities the new company
which succeeded it declined either to
recognize or assume. Mr.. Hates was
unable to state for what period this con-
tract was binding. "In fact, remarked
he, whether it is binding upon us at all
or not is the chief question at issue"
THE RICHMOND OFFICE.
"Your company, understand, has
closed some of its Offices recently, nota-
bly, the one in Petersburg, observed the
reporter.
"Yes," he replied "our Office in Pc
tersburg, the one in Columbia, S. c.,
and, in fact, all of the smaller ones, have
been closed, leaving only the principal
ones-in New York, Washington, Rich
moDd, Lynchburg, &c"
81 hear it quite frequently stated"
continued the scribe, "tbat your com
pany has sold out and will soon go into
the hands of the Western Union"
Mr.. Hates, smiling pleasantly, said:
81 suspect the rumor about the sale of
the line is about right. Just whether
the principal offices will be closed or not
] cannot positively say"